The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-09-01
DASHES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTERS.

nue. office for the month of August, amount
ed to SOS, 1910.
The colored people of the city began a
camp-meeting near town Sunday and the
attendance is quite large.
MIR. Il. l., Thornton, of Thornton & Co.
is building L brick dwelling on corner of
4th and Shallow Ford Streets.
There will be protracted meeting in
the NJ. E. Church at Marvin's Chapel, be-
ginning next Sunday, Sept. 4th.
We hear many compliments paid Rev.
DR.. Rondthaler's sermon at the Centenary
NJ. E.. Church last Sunday evening.
The Salem Academy opens to-day. A
large number of young ladies from this and
other States will be in attendance.
We see from one of the Greensboro pa
pers that Mr.. J. C. Buxton, OF this city,
purchased some real estate in that place
last week.
Bishop Key, OF the NJ. E. Church South,
will preach at Mt. Airy on the 3rd Sunday
in September and in Winston on the Sun
day following.
The kettle drums for the Salem Or
chestra arrived Monday and will be quite
an acquisition to this excellent musical or
ganization.
Parties desiring to go to Morehead
City at low rate, can learn something of
interest by applying to Mayor Buford or
Mr.. E, P. Albea.
= The largest shipment of tobacco this
season was made by Messrs. P. H. Hanes &
Co., on Monday, the amount being over
10000 pounds.
We call attention to the card of DIR.
James A. Blum, Surgeon Dentist. Any one
needing work in his line will find it to their
interest to call and see him.
Mr.. r. ID. Johnston, the Merchant
Tailor, left Tuesday. He will go first to the
eastern part of the State and then to the
northern cities to buy fine line of cloths.
Ida, the bright and affectionate little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. johnson,
died in Salem on the oath ult, age! years
We extend coincidence to The bereaved par
ents in their loss.
"A very pretty poem will be found
elsewhere written by a lady friend in
memory of the death of little Mary and
Louise, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs W. A.
Whitaker, of this city.
A Winstonian was watching with both
eyes OPEN certain lamp the other night
to see the light turned on, but the thing was
Il i L
it lighted after all his looking.
There were % cases tried at the Mayors
courI during the past week. Nearly all of
them were for nuisance, with one for illicit
retailing. The amount of fines mot includ-
ing costs) amounted to $132.50.
The single brethren of the Moravian
Church congregation celebrated their annu-
al festival last Sunday. A similar observ-
ance will take place next Sunday by the
married class of the same congregation.
The Messrs. White shipped two of
their Tar-Heel road carts Monday. One
went to Col. Tom Holt at Haw River and
the other to Mr.. T. G. Sears at Morrisyille.
This is the third cart that has been shipped
to Mr.. Sears.
DR.. w. a. jenkins, of Rusk, Surry
county, has % year old horse of wonder
fnl staying qualities. In 1880 he left the
Court House in Winston at II o'clock AMI
at $50 he was at home, a distance of AZ
miles from this place
Mrs. A. E. Masten, wife of the late Col
Joseph Masten, has an orange tree that is
quite curiosity. 1t once belonged to her
father, the late Samuel Shultz, of Salem,
and is over 10 years old. 1t bears fruit ev-
cry year and is healthy and fourishing.
The Graded School will open on next
Tuesday, the first day being devoted to
the examination and grading of new pu-
pills and such old pupils as were not ex-
amined at close of last session. The COM
ing session promises to be the largest in
the history of the school.
Mr.. j. p. Apple sold his property at
public auction last week. 1t was bid off by
Mr.. r. j. Reynolds at S2,525. Mr.. Apple
LIT our city - i;ufaay porniataa for Guilford
county,w here he viii remaifhTs s Sih,--zhe 7th
inst, wien he viii return to his newly
adopted home in California.
State Treasurer Balm, in notifying sher-
ifs of the action of Judge, Bond in the
drummers' license case, Suggests that no
further arrests be made for failure on the
part of drummers to have licenses, but that
the names of all such drummers be secured
and sent To- the State Treasury.
Our clever mail agent on the Salem
branch road, Mr.. S. III. Taylor, delegate to
the International Mail Agents Convention,
which meets at Detroit, Michigan, on the
9th inst, will leave Friday for that place.
Mr.. w. ii. Hit, post-ofiice clerk, will ill
Mr.. Taylor's place on the road during his
Absence
Our furniture man, Mr. Cicero Tise,
has built a fish pond about one mile from
the city, near Liberty Street. He will stock
it with Black Perch. The dam is 100 feet
long, Is feet high and the pond will cover
about two acres of ground Mr.. Use also
coiAemplates erecting handsome summer
residence near the pona. We are pleased
to not this spirit of enterprise and progress.
Quite novel sight was camped on
the eastern suburbs of the city during the
past week in the way Of travelling show.
It was party of Turks, with four grizzly
bears. They attracted large number of
visitors daily, many of whom seemed to
enjoy their antics hugely. They left town